And adults can bring out the best flavor from these childhood treats by swapping milk for a milk stout.

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"Hey, if I just cracked open this Belgian-style quad or American brown ale, why not try it with the Samoas?" suggests Julia Herz, craft beer program director at the Brewers Association and publisher of CraftBeer.com.

Julia Herz from the Brewers Association pairs the sweets with suds.

She dedicates part of her new book — "Beer Pairing: The Essential Guide from the Pairing Pros," coauthored with Gwen Conley — to scouting the perfect brewskies to go with these snacks.

"Sometimes sweeter cookies and desserts are harder to pair because they're higher in intensity," Herz says.

"When you have a home run pairing, the beer makes the cookie better, and the cookie makes the beer better."

THIN MINTS: These popular mint-flavored cookies dipped in chocolate beg for a coffee- or chocolate-infused stout or porter such as the Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout from Great Divide Brewing Co. "It's like a Peppermint Patty in your mouth," says Herz.

RAH-RAH RAISINS: These hearty oatmeal cookies stuffed with raisins and Greek yogurt-flavored chunks want a milky stout with coffee undertones, like the Bittersweet from Left Hand Brewing Co., which Herz says will taste like "an expensive latte" together.

DO-SI-DOS: Mimic the flavors a PB&J by noshing this peanut butter sandwich cookie with imperial red beers or caramely winter ales, as well as American amber ales like HopBack Amber Ale from Tröegs Independent Brewing and Belgian-style dubbels like Allagash Brewing Company's Dubbel.

Samoas beg for a Belgian-style quadrupel or American brown ale. (Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images)

TAGALONGS: These cookies combine peanut butter and chocolate. "They are super rich, so Belgian-style dubbels or quadruples are perfect," says Herz. Or try brown ales brewed with coffee or chocolate, like Face Down Brown Ale from Telluride Brewing Co. for a perfect match.

TREFOILS: The buttery, rich shortbread cookies compliment most brews' bready notes. "Malt beers made with malted barley works with the simple, satisfying flavor of the cookie," says Herz. Most Belgian-style beers celebrate the malt, including Dogfish Head brewery's Raison D'Etre. Or try the American Pale Ale from Tap It.

LEMONADES: These shortbreads topped with tangy lemon icing go well with citrusy American hops, pale ales and IPAs. Go with Pallet Jack IPA from Barley Brown's Beer to create "summer in your mouth," says Herz. She adds, "These beers have notes of tangerines, oranges and sometimes lemon and grapefruit, where you'll find a lot of flavor harmonies with the cookies."